Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-11-26
View of the Scripture EthnOlOgy
of Men and Races.
By Rev. H. NJ, Murphy.

PAPEh NJ. FIVE.
Now from the Ark at Gods command,
Went forth the germ of another race.
Their dwellings destined to all lands,
As seen from the features of their face.
Having shown conclusively that the
notions and opinions of those who
hold that the mark set upon Cain is
the cause of our complexion and the
texture of our hair is the greatest of
errors, and the course" putt upon
Canaan by his grandfather was not in
tended to confirm that fact-it being
contrary to common sense and the pur-
pose of their Maker-wc will take up
our subject again.
We stated in former paper that
the whole human family was one in
three distinct periods of its history,
namely: In Adams family or house
hold, in the Ark, and at the tower of
Babel.
After, and even before the vain at
tempt of the people to built Babel
and its tower, God had assigned to
each one of the sons of Noah his por-
ton of land or territory. This divi-
sion was made in the most orderly
manner, and the historian shows that
the descendants of Noah were ranged
according to their nations, and every
nation ranked by its families, so that
every nation had its assigned terrific
ry, and in every nation the tribes,
and in every tribe the families, were
located by themselves. Sacred histo-
ry gives us the geographical limits of
the Canaanites of whom Canaan was
the great ancestor. The first city
built up by him and his descendants
was Sidon, which was named or called
Sidon in honor of his Oldest son-the
same way with Enoch fifteen hundred
years before this event took place.
1t seems that founding empires. es-
tablishing settlements, and building
cities, were first attempted after each
special event by those whom many
count the most worthless. As with
the descendants of Cain before the
food, they built cities. established
settlements, founded empires. So the
Canaanites take the lead after the
food.
Gentle reader, have you ever given
the history of modern European and
American writer's on this subject your
closest attention? If you have not
it will add much to your stock of
knowledge concerning the prejudice
that exists and has existed against the
people many believe were consigned
by the laws of heaven to servitude
and bondage. We never believed it
before that histories written as aids
to the understanding of the Bible
were so full of misstatements and the
spirit of prejudice, till now. Nearly
all the history concerning the found
ing of empires, building cities are
overlooked or not mentioned, and
when this is not the case the credit is
given to other nations, who had no
more to do with it than the present
King of Dahomy. The Canaanitcs
were the first inhabitants of the land
known in song and story as the land
of Canaan" The most famous an
cient cities were founded by them.
The roaming character and the spirit
Of adventure which filed the breast
Of Nimrod. who was Hams grand
son. did not allow him to accept the
situation as others Of his kindred.
He was fully bent on conquest and re-
nown, and hardly waited to regulate
the affairs of his first empire. which
was Babylon, before he gathered to-
gcther large army and marched
against the territory or country Of
shem. subjugated it, built Nineveh,
Calah, and other great cities. While
this famous warrior was thus rising
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